Match-dispensing machine.



J. NAZARIAN.

MATCH DISPENSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION man SEPT. 2a, ma.

J. NAZARIAN.

MATCH msPENsxNG MACHINE.

APPLlCATlON FILED SEPT. 23, 1918.

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Patented Feb. 18, 1919.

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MATCH DISPENSING MACHINE.

APPLICAUON FILED sEPT.23.19\.

1,294,82 Paented Feb. 18, N19.

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@im Mzam'n HMM JOI-IN NAZARIAN, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.

MATCH-DISPENSING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 18, 1919.

Original application filed March 25, 1918, Serial No. 224,521. Patent No. 1,292,853. Divided and this application led September 23, 1918.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN NAZARIAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Paterson, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Match-Dispensing Machines, of which the following is a specification.

rFhis invention relates particularly to machines adapted to cut the tips from cigars and to dispense matches of the kind in which the mechanism is operated by a motor, such as a spring motor, in such manner that tips are severed from the body portions of' cigars and matches are delivered singly from a hopper or other reservoir in which they are stored.

Cigar cutters or match dispensers of this general kind are used in cigar stores and drug stores and may also be used privately.

This application is a division of my application for patent, Serial No. 224,521, filed March 25, 1918, Patent Number 1,292,853.

In said application I have shown a combined cigar cutter and match dispenser in which a spring motor is provided for operating the cutting mechanism, said mechanism being set in motion by pressing the tip of a cigar against a suitable release device and at the same time the match-dispensing mechanism is actuated to deliver a match. Provision is also made for operating the cutting mechanism without bringing the motor mechanism into operation, and devices are employed for dispensing' matches singly without operatingthe cutting mechanism. Provision is also made for delivering matches one by one without breaking the matches or without impeding the operation.

My application above referred to claims the novel features of the combined cigarcutting and match-dispensing mechanism and also certain improvements in the cigar cutting mechanism separately considered. The claims in the present application are confined to the novel features of the matchdispensing mechanism.

The accompanying drawings show the combined mechanism and are substantially duplicates of those of my application for l patent above mentioned.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a com- Serial No. 255,281.

bined cigar cutter and match dispenser embodymg my improvements.

Fig. 2 shows a transverse section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 3 shows a transverse section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 1 is a detail view in section showing the manner in which certain parts are operated by the spring motor.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing most of the mechanism within the casing, the casing being partly broken away to expose such mechanism. Fig. 5a is a perspective view of portions of the match dispensing mechanism.

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the mechanisin within the casing, the top or upper portion of the casing being removed.

Fig. 7 shows a transfer section on the line 7 7 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 shows a section throughthe match hopperand associated mechanism on the line 8 8 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the agitator employed in the match-dispensing hopper for keeping the matches separated.

' Fig. 10 is a detail view of a device for holding a match after being moved forward by the pusher and projected from the casing.

Fig. 11 is a perspective view of the holding device shown in Fig. 10.

Fig. 12 is a. perspective view of the match pusher detached from the mechanism with which it cooperates.

Referring to Fig. 1, it will be observed that the casing 1 is provided with a hinged portion 2 and is equipped with a lock 2a by means of which access to the interior of the casing above the match hopper may be obtained. A hole 3 is formed in the top of the casing to receive the tip end of a cigar when it is desired to remove the tip therefrom. 1- in the front o-f the casing and a container 5 beneath the opening 4 may beprovided to hold the matches after they have been used.

As will be hereinafter explained the match-dispensing mechanism and the cigarcutting mechanism are preferably combined for conjoint operation, power being supplie-d by a spring or other suitable motor but provision is made for operating the cutter and dispenser separately when desired.

Matches are ejected through a holey Referring now more particularly to Figs. 5 and t3 of the drawings7 it will be observed that at one end of the casing supports 6 and 7 are attached in which is rotatably mounted a shaft 8 which projects through the casing indicated, its outer end being suitably shaped to receive a key, by means of which the shaft may be turned to wind up the spring which in this instance is employed for providing the necessary power. rihe spring l2 is preferably a. clock spring of ordinary construction, its inner end being secured to the shaft 8 at i@ and its outer end being attached to the casing at 11. A disk la and a ratchet wheel l5 are keyed to the sha-ft 8 adjacent the spring.

Loosely carried by the shaft S is a sleeve 16 which is securely fastened a disk 17 and gear wheel 13. rhe disk l? carries pawl 19 which engages the ratchet wheel l5. YWhen the spring partially unwinds, the gear wheel 18 will be rotated in the ordiA nary manner.

shaft 2li extending from one end of the casing to the other is mounted to rotate in supports 20. 2l, and 227 and preferably both ends of the shaft are extended through the ends of he casing and are provided with handles 'm5, by means of which the shaft may be nrned when it is desired to operate the mechanism without bringing into operation thc spring motor. Keyed to the shaft 2 is pinion 2G nesl'iing with the gear wheel 18 which is operated in the manner before described and means of which the shaft 2t may be turned.

in Fig. arrows indicate the relative direction of in Lation of the two shafts.' rThe shaft 2 carries an eccentric IO which s reyed to the shaft and which is sur ounded by an eccentric strap 3l. Connected to the strap 3l is a rod 2 at the outer end of which is attached a tip cutting knife 33 which is held against the inner face of the top of the casing by a flat spring Si which may be adjustably secured to the support 7 by a set screw rfhis spring bears against the rod 32 in the manner indicated in Fig. 3 and holds the knife againstthe under side of the top of the casing. llhen the eccentric 30 is turned with the shaft 2e, the knife is reciprocated across the inside of the casing below the opening 3 and if the tip of a cigar has been inserted through the opening it will be out off by the knife.

ln order to cause the tip-cutting knife toV le reciprocated only once for each cutting operation or only each time that a cigar tip is inserted through the opening 3, l provide dtent mecnanism adapted to permit the sha t to be rotated only when cigar is projected through the opening, said detent inocianism comprising a sleeve 37 loosely mounted on the shaft 8 and having two arms 38 and 3), The outer end of the arm 3S carries a plate l() normally held directly beneath the opening 3 and normally adjacent the inner face'of the top of the casing. rlhis may be done by a spring 41 applied to the arm 39 and having its opposite end suitably supported. The arm 39 isprovided with a dog a2 normally engaging a shoulder e3 on a disk #lil fast on the shaft lllhen the end vof a cigar is projected through tne opening' 3, the plate 4t() is depressed and the arm 39 carrying' the dog -l2 is raised and disengaged from the shoulder lf3 of the disk sii. lllhen this is done the spring l2 operates to turn the shaft 24 one complete revolution. As soon as the tip of the cigar is severed from the body thereof, the knife withdraws and the plate t0 is automatically moved to its noi ial position by the spring #l-l and the dog l2 is brought into contacty with the shoulder 43 of the disk i4, lllhen the parts assume this position they are ready for another operation.

lt will be observed that by this mecha nism as soon as a cigar is inserted through the opening 3 the motor mechanism is released. The cutter operates to remove the tip and as soon as the tip is removed the cutting mechanism returns to normal position and the locking mechanism also returns to normal position. Unly a single revolution is giiven to the actuating shaft at each operation. As shown in Figs. 27 f5, and 5, the support 21 for the shaft 24 is extended as indicated at 2l@i to form a' buffer for the dog aga-inst which it rests when in normal position. ln order that the rotation of the shaft 2st may be gradually checked, an eccentric disk or cam e@ is secured to the shaft and it is so positioned thereon that the porti on of the cam having the longest radius is brought into frictional engagement with a flat spring 47 attached to a vert-ical support #i8 a shortA time before the dog #l2 Vis brought into engagementl with the shoulder lf3 of the disk ln this way overthrow of the shaft and the shouldered disk is prevented. Y

rlie mechanism above described is associated. with mechanism for dispensing matches7 which latter mechanism is located near one end 0f the casing. 50 indicates a hopper or receptacle for matches which is of suitable dimensions to contain a suitable supply of matches of the desired length and this hopper is preferably located imn'iediately 'below the hinged portion 2 of the casing. As indicated, the hopper is provided with ears 51 projecting from its opposite sides and supported on bars 52 eX- tending across the casing below the Ahinged portion. 2 or lid of the casing as best illustrated in Fig. 8.

The lower portion of the hopper is tapered to form a neck or chute 54 which is of the same length as the hopper in order that it may properly receive matches supplied to it. The-lower end of the chute is preferably eX- tended rearward to a greater length than that of the hopper as indicated in Fig. 7. The chute portion 54 of the hopper is located above a V-shaped-trough 55, the trough and hopper being so close to each other that only a single match can fall int-o the trough from the chute at any time. The trough is suitably supported as by plates 57 secured to the bottom of the inside of the casing. The trough preferably extends only the length of the bottom of the hopper as illustrated in Fig. 7. The supporting plates 57, however7 extend rearwardly sufliciently far to slidingly support a pusher 58 which is adapted tobe reciprocated beneath the hopper when the pusher is in its normal retracted position, that is when it is withdrawn from beneath the hopper.

The pusher illustrated in Fig. 12 is of V- shaped construction conforming substantially to the shape of the trough 55 in which it is adapted to slide. It is provided with guides V59 for engagement with the outer walls of the trough.

As illustrated in Fig. l2, I construct that portion of the pusher which moves under the walls of the hopper of thin metalin order that the sides of the chute 54 may be brought sufficiently close to the bottom of the trough 55 to permit only a single match to fall into the trough at any time. The rear end of the pusher is preferably provided with rounded projecting portions 60 and depending vertical pins 6l. Normally the pusher 58 is held in position at the rear of the hopper as best shown in Figs. 6 and 7 by means of springs 62 connected with pins 6l and to the rear of the casing 1.

For moving the pusher forward to eject a match from the bottom of the trough 55 through the opening 4 as indicated in Fig. 7, I have provided eccentric disks or cams 65 which are secured to the shaft 24, the eccentric portions of these disks being so positioned that when the pusher 58 is in its normally retracted position it is nearest the shaft 24, but when said shaft is rotated the disks are also rotated and they engage the projecting portions 60 of the pusher, thereby moving the pusher along the trough beneath the hopper and thus advancing a match in the bottom of the trough and through the opening 4 in the front of the casing.

In order to prevent a match from falling before it is grasped and after it is ejected from the trough, I have provided a swinging member 67 which is pivoted' to the inside of the casing. As shown in Fig. l0, said member has a semi-circular conical opening 67 a through it, the largest radius of which is on its inner side adjacent the bottom of the trough 55. Said member 67 normally rests on a lug 68 before it is elevated by the passage of a match through the conical opening. The weight of the member 68, bearing on the stem of the match, prevents it from falling after the pusher has completed its stroke, but the match may be easily withdrawn when desired.

Inasmuch as matches are often stuck together, I provide meansI for breaking them apart before they enter the chute portion 54 of the hopper 50, such means being also adapted to insurethat the matches assume a substantially horizontal position in the chute. For this purpose a plate 70 is provided having a roughened portion 7l and being formed with a lug 72 projecting through a slot 7 0' in one wall o-f the hopper 50. The roughened surface 7l is preferably formed by a series of points positioned on the plate 70 at a level about where the chute portion is jointed to the body portion of the hopper. Mounted on the pusher 58 is a vertical cam or iin 7 3 adapted to engage the lug 72 and thereby move the agitator plate up and down as the pusher reciprocates. The agitator plate may be removably secured in the hopper by means of a movable bar 74.4 extending the length of the hopper and across the top thereof.

For the purpose of moving the pusher 58 independently of the spring mechanism for obtaining a match and without operating the cigar tip-cutting mechanism, I have provided a pull rod 75 carried by suitable supports 7 6 and provided with a knob 77. Secured to the rod 75 are one or more vertical arms 78 projecting upwardly back of the pusher 58. A spring 79 surrounding the rod 75 and engaging a collar 80 thereon tends to hold and return the rod to normal position. By merely pulling on the knob 77, the pusher 58 may be moved forward to discharge a match without bringing into operation the cigar-cutting mechanism or the power-actuated mechanism which is ordinarily used to operate the pusher.

A match may also be obtained by merely turning the handle 25 on the shaft .24. Then this is done the mechanism will operate in the same manner as when driven by the spring 12, but in this instance the shaft 2a should be turned in the opposite direction as indicated by the dott-ed arrows in 5. I/Vhen this is done. the dog 42 will offer no obstruction to the operation of the shaft and during such operation the spring 12 will be partially wound.

It is sometimes desirable to sound some kind of an alarm when the mechanism is operated. As illustra-ted in the drawings, I have provided a. bell which may be sounded every time the match-dispensing pusher moves forward. As illustrated, an arm 90 is arrange-d in the path of travel of a projection 60 on the pusher 58. Said arm is pivotally supported at its lower end and is connected to a bell clapper Si for the bell 82. llhen the projection 60 of the pusher is moved forward to roch the arm Y90 the clapper Sl will tbe operated to sound the bell.

A spring 83 is provided for returning the arm 90 to its normal position.

The operation of the mechanism has been described in connection with a description Vof the details of construction illustrated and it will be understood that when preparing the mechanism for use the spring is wound to the proper extent to cause the mechanism to he actuated many times. For instance, it may be wound each morning and may have suiiicient power to cause the devices to oper ate as often as could possibly be required during the day. Each time .that the tip end of a cigar is inserted through the opening 3, the detent mechanism is released, the knife is advanced, severs the tip from the cigar, then the lrnife returns, the detent mechanism locks the power-driven mechanism and said mechanism is ready for another operation. During this operation the match-feeding pusher is advanced and forces a single match through the ope-ning in the front of the casing, said match heing held in position'to be readily grasped when wanted. As soon as the match is thus projected, the pusher mechanism retreats and assumes the proper position for another operation.

Vfhile i herein claim particularly :the mechanism for dispensing matches, such mechanism has been shown and described in connection with the mechanism for cutting the tips from cigars because such mechanism is closely related with the match dispensing mechanism, some parts of the match dispensing mechanism formino' part of the cigar tip cutting mechanism.

Inasmuch as my invention embodies some broad features of novelty it should be understood that l do not wish to limit my claims to the details of construction shown. While the mechanism illustrated is efficient, the drawings are intended to show only the preferred form of my invention being the best way now hnown to me of embodying it in operative mechanism.

Vihat I claim is:

l. Match-dispensing mechanism, comprising a hopper in which the matches are stored, a chute through which the matches are delivered from the` hopper, a trough which receives the matches from the chute, a pusher movable over the trough and engaging the lowermost match in the chute to move it endwise in the trough, an operating shaft, a motor for revolving the shaft through a plurality of revolutions in the same direction, means interposed between Leanser.

the shaft and the pusher for connecting them and for moving the pusher forward to expel matches one at a time, and means for stopping the rotation of the shaft after each forward movement of the pusher.

2. ldatch-dispensing mechanism, comprising a hopper in which the matches are stored, a chute through which the matches are delivered from the hopper, a. trough which receives the matches from the chute, a pusher engaging the lowermost match in the chute for moving it endwise in the trough, an operating shaft, a motor for revolving the shaft through a plurality of revolutions in the same direction, a cam on the shaft engaging the pusher for moving it forward to expel matches one at a. time, and means for stopping the rotation of the shaft after each forward movement of the pusher.

lvfatch-dispensing mechanism, comprisinO a hopper in which the matches are stored, a chute through which the matches are delivered from the hopper, a trough which receives the matches from the chute, a pusher engaging the lowermost match in the chute to move it endwvise in the trough,

an operating shaft, a motor for revolving the shaft through a plurality of revolutions in the same direction, a cam on the shaft engaging the pusher for moving it forward to expel matches one at a time, a spring for retracting the pusher, and means for stopping the rotation of the shaft after each forward movement of the pusher.

at. Match dispensing mechanism, comprising a. hopper in whichwthe matches are stored, a chute through which the matches are delivered from the hopper, a V-shaped trough below the chute which receives matches therefrom, a pusher provided with guides engaging the side of the trough and adapted to engage the lowermost match in the chute to move it endwise in the trough, and means for reciprocating the pusher.

5. Match dispensing mechanism, comprising a hopper in which the matches are stored, a chute through whichthe matches are delivered from the hopper, a trough which receives the matches from the chute, a pusher engaging the lower-most match in the chute to move it endwise in the trough, a motor-driven shaft, connections between the shaft and the pusher for moving the latter forward, and manually operated means for reversin the rotation of the shaft to operate the pus er by manual power.

6. Match dispensing mechanism, comprising a hopper in which the matches are stored, a chute through which the matches are delivered from the chute, a trough which receives the matches from the chute, a pusher engaging the lower-most match in the chute to move it endwise in the trough, a motor-driven shaft, detent mechanism for causing the shaft to turn only a single revolution at each operation, means for releasing the detent mechanism to permit the shaft to turn, and connections between the shaft and the pusher for moving the latter forward.

7. Match dispensing mechanism, compris ing a hopper in which the matches are stored, a chute through which the matches are delivered from the hopper, a trough which receives the matches from the chute, a pusher engaging the lower-most match in the chute to move it endwise in the trough, a motor-driven shaft, detent mechanism which permits the shaft to turn only a single revolut-ion at each operation, a brake for retarding the rotation of the shaft, and connection between said shaft and the pusher for moving the latter forward.

8. Match-dispensing mechanism, comprising a hopper in which the matches are stored, a chute through which the matches are delivered from the hopper, a trough which receives matches from the chute, a pusher engaging the lowermost match in the chute for moving it endwise in the trough, an operating shaft, a motor for revolving the shaft through a plurality of revolutions in the same direction, means interposed between the shaft and the pusher for connecting them and for moving the pusher forward to expel matches one at a time, means for stopping the rotation of the shaft after each forward movement of the pusher, and a hand-operated rod connected with the pusher for operating the latter without bringing into operation said motorl driven shaft.

9. Match dispensing mechanism, comprising a hopper in which the matches are stored, a chute through which the matches are delivered from the hopper, a trough which receives the matches from the chute, a pusher engaging the lower-most match in the chute for moving it endwise in the trough, a motor-driven shaft, connections between the shaft and the pusher for moving the latter forward, a hand operated rod for moving the pusher without bringing the motor-driven shaft into operation, and an alarm bell operated by the pusher each time that it ejects a match.

10. Match dispensing mechanism, comprising a hopper in which the matches are stored, a chute through which the matches are delivered from the hopper, a trough which receives the matches from the chute, a pusher engaging the lower-most match in the chute to move it endwise in the trough, means for operating the pusher, an agitator plate arranged vertically in the trough and provided with projections engaging the matches therein, and means carried by the pusher for moving said agitator to separate matches while being delivered.

l1. Match dispensing mechanism, comprising a hopper in which the matches are stored, a chute through which the matches are delivered from the hopper, a trough which receives the matches from the chute, a pusher engaging the lower-most match in the chute to move it endwise in the trough, means for operating the pusher, an agitator plate arranged vertically in the trough and provided with projections engaging the matches therein, a cam plate or lin carried by the pusher, and a projection in the agitator pla-te which is engaged by said cam plate or iin whereby said plate is moved in the hopper to separate matches being delivered therefrom.

12. Match dispensing mechanism, comprising a hopper in which the matches are stored and which is formed with an inclined bottom, a chute through which the matches are delivered from the hopper, a trough which receives the matches from the chute, a pusher engaging the lower-most match in the chute for moving it endwise in the trough, means for operating the pusher, a vertically arranged agitator plate carrying projections normally disposed at the junction of the bottom of the hopper with the top of the chute, and means carried by the pusher for operating said agitator plate.

13. Match dispensing mechanism, comprising a hopper in which the matches are stored, a trough to which matches are delivered from the hopper, a pusher engaging the matches as they are delivered from the hopper, means for reciprocating the pusher, and means for holding a match delivered by the pusher comprising a swinging weighted member pivotally connected with the front portion of the casing and formed with an opening through which the matches are delivered, the walls of which opening are beveled or inclined wherebj7 said swinging member is raised when the front of a match, while being moved forward, engages said member, said member being weighted to hold a match in a projected position when it has been moved forward to its full eX- tent by the pusher.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

JOHN NAZARIAN.

Vitness:

MAURICE SHEA.

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